Concert event: Ozzy’s farewell: Black Sabbath Live one last time

With an emotional finale, the legendary rock band Black Sabbath around Bandleader Ozzy Osbourne said goodbye to their fans – where it all started. The group probably appeared together for the last time in its founding city of Birmingham.

Osbourne: “I was flat for damned six years”

Osbourne, who has nerve disease Parkinson’s and other health problems, had announced the appearance as his last concert. The 76-year-old initially performed some solo songs. He was sitting on a throne throughout the appearance. In the past, Osbourne spoke about his health -related difficulties while walking.

“I don’t know what to say,” Osbourne called to his fans from the stage. “I was flat for damned six years. You can’t imagine how I feel,” he said visibly moved before playing “Mama, I’m coming home” with his band. In the stadium you could see many fans with tears in their eyes.

Then Black Sabbath performed in its original line -up for the first time in 20 years. Tony Iommi (77), Geezer Butler (75) and Bill Ward (77) are part of Osbourne. They played their famous hits “War Pigs”, “Nib”, “Iron Man” and “Paranoid”.

Metallica, Guns n ‘Roses and other bands pay tribute

The concert took place as part of a ten -hour benefit festival with numerous other rock legends that paid tribute to the musical heritage of Black Sabbath – including Metallica, Guns N ‘Roses, Slayer and Tool.

Black Sabbath are considered pioneers of the heavy metal and other rock genre. Her heavy, distorted guitar riffs, the dark topics and Osbournes striking voice bordered themselves off radically from the skirt at the time and created a sound world that did not exist until then. Generations of musicians have emphasized to have been influenced by Black Sabbath. The band was founded in 1968 and released their own debut album in 1970.

Around 40,000 people followed the concert in the football stadium Villa Park. It was delayed worldwide via a stream. The process was based on large music events such as the charity concert “Live Aid”: a rotating stage enabled comparatively fast transitions between the acts. The day was moderated by Hollywood actors and music fan Jason Momoa.